Category: News Releases
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OVIN and e-mobil BW GmbH Announce Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Collaboration on Automotive and Mobility Innovation
Province of Ontario and the State of Baden-Württemberg are strengthening their economic relationship through a new strategic partnership between the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) and the agency of the State of Baden-Württemberg e-mobil BW. This new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) marks the continuation of the long-standing MOU between the two regions which was renewed last October. It will enhance further cross-jurisdictional collaboration and bolster both regions’ leadership positions in the global automotive and mobility sector.
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OVIN Supports More Auto Innovation in the Ottawa Region
Invest Ottawa’s Area X.O will accelerate the commercialization of made-in-Ontario automotive technologies
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OCI HELPING FUND BREAKTHROUGH AUTONOMOUS MATERIAL HANDLING TECHNOLOGY
Supported by the Ontario Government through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), Cyberworks has successfully developed novel technology that addresses AMR failures, leading to the transformation of the autonomous vehicle (AV) landscape.
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Swap Robotics Making Sidewalks Accessible for Everyone Year-Round
Swap Robotics is pleased to welcome a $789,723 investment from the Ontario government through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN).
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OVIN Preparing Workers for Careers in Ontario’s Auto and Mobility Sector
The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) is launching its new Content Partnerships (CP) Program to help workers upgrade their skills and find employment in Ontario’s growing auto sector. Under the new CP Program, postsecondary institutions can receive up to $100,000 to develop automotive and mobility-focused rapid training programs, also known as micro-credentials.
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OVIN to launch demonstration sites for automotive and mobility technologies
New demonstration zone will operate across York Region, one of Canada’s largest automotive manufacturing regions.
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Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network Supports Groundbreaking EV Charging Project
The $500,000 investment will support a first of its kind, solar EV charging project-partnership between TROES Corp. and Day & Night Solar
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Ontario Building the Auto Manufacturing Workforce of the Future
The RFW program aims to bridge the gap between students, of all ages, and the auto industry, while also focusing on reducing the stigma associated with careers in the skilled trades. Non-profit organizations, school boards and post-secondary institutions will receive up to $500,000 each to lead eight-month-long automotive-focused programs to at least 500 students. Each program is designed to address the unique needs of the region and the ages of the students. Programs can range from play-based learning for young children, to manufacturing, robotics, and mining workshops for older students.
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Ontario Building the Auto Manufacturing Workforce of the Future
The Ontario government is investing nearly $6 million to support 14 innovative projects to connect the next generation of workers to the province’s growing auto sector.
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Nissan and Acerta unveil failure prediction analytics, developed with support from Government of Ontario through OVIN
Acerta Analytics announces the completion of a specialized platform of predictive machine learning models developed with Nissan, Japan. The new failure prediction analytics solution detects anomalies in vehicle data to predict potential component failures and estimate remaining distance the vehicle can travel before a warning is needed.
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Ontario reinforces commitment to Communitech, University of Waterloo and Waterloo Regions’s transportation community through OVIN
The RFW program aims to bridge the gap between students, of all ages, and the auto industry, while also focusing on reducing the stigma associated with careers in the skilled trades. Non-profit organizations, school boards and post-secondary institutions will receive up to $500,000 each to lead eight-month-long automotive-focused programs to at least 500 students. Each program is designed to address the unique needs of the region and the ages of the students. Programs can range from play-based learning for young children, to manufacturing, robotics, and mining workshops for older students.
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Eastern Ontario Joins Province’s EV Revolution with Game-Changing Battery Materials Manufacturing Investment
KINGSTON — Umicore plans to make a $1.5 billion investment to build a first of its kind industrial scale cathode and precursor materials manufacturing plant, in eastern Ontario. This investment would support Ontario’s vision of building an end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) supply chain in the province and becoming a North American hub for building the cars of the future. Building the facility will provide employment for around 1,000 people in the construction phase and employment for several hundred in operations.
